Incentives to Increase Use of Renewable Biomass Act of 2009

HR2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, renewable energy on public lands, forest impacts, of alternative energy facilities as addressed (i.e. solar and wind) including: Energy Policy Act, Salt River Project, Arizona, Energy by Design, Alternate Energy Bill and the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee; S1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, discussion draft generally, including specifically: Title II (emissions targets; cost containment; Parts D & E - domestic and international offset provisions, specifically to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation); Carbon Conservation Program; funding for activities to reduce emissions from deforestation and facilitate adaptation to climate change in developing countries; address climate change and reform US energy policy away from greenhouse gas producing fossil fuel consumption; US energy policy for reduction of greenhouse gas producing fossil fuel consumption; climate change assessment and information sharing specifically relating to the change in temperature and precipitation; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, for the permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, issues with renewable energy siting, restoration funding and mitigation, ocean trust, and Gulf Restoration; S1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to energy efficiency and alternative energy; S2877, Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act, to curb carbon emissions; Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, for the development of recommendations for adapting to climate change impacts both domestically and internationally, including initiatives for: International Adaptation Strategy, National Ocean Adaptation Strategy, and National Freshwater Adaptation Strategy. S3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act, and the Environmental Protection Agencys authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases, and two year prohibition of any actions under the Clean Air Act (CAA); The National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Adaptation Strategy to facilitate the development of a national, government-wide strategy to address climate impacts on fish, wildlife, plants and associated ecological processes; The Solar and Wind Energy Leasing Act of 2010 (pending introduction); S1933, Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act, with specific provisions relating to a new framework and dedicated support to help people adapt to the impacts of a changing climate; HR 4227, Incentives to Increase Use of Renewable Biomass Act of 2009, generally, to authorize loans for supporting renewable biomass energy systems. COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Assistant Secretary, Water and Science, United States Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, United States Department of Interior; Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, United States Department of Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Director, Renewable Resources & Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Interior; Director, Legislative Affairs, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, United States Department of Interior; Director, Ecosystem Management, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Secretary, Department of Interior; Climate Manager, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Environment and Energy, Department of Treasury; Special Assistant to the President for Energy and Environment, National Economic Council, Executive Office of the President; Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Administrator, Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, Executive Office of the President; Director, White House Office of Public Engagement; Executive Office of the President; Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Quality; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, Executive Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President.

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

HR 1 / PL 111-5: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Section 45 tax credit, energy efficiency & biomass research funding) HR 622 / S 870: Removing third party sale requirement of the Section 45 tax credit (entire bill) HR 890: American Renewable Energy Act (entire bill) HR 1190: Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act (entire bill) HR 2409 / S 1148: Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act (entire bill) HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act (renewable fuel and renewable energy programs) HR 2626 / S 1090: Renewable Energy Parity and Investment Remedy Act (entire bill) HR 3985: Second Generation Biofuel Production Tax Credit (entire bill) HR 4066: Making Permanent the Alternative Fuels Tax Credit (entire bill) HR 4227: Incentives to Increase Use of Biomass Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 4374: Renewable Biomass Fairness Act (entire bill) HR 4389: Green Energy Paper Manufacturing Act of 2009 (entire bill) S 20: Clean Energy Standard Act (biomass provisions) S 433: Renewable Electricity Act (entire bill) S 536: Modifying the definition of "renewable biomass" in the RFS (entire bill) S 636: Amending the renewable biomass definition for the RFS (entire bill) S 661: Restoring America's Manufacturing Leadership & Energy Efficiency Act (entire bill) S 672: Natural Gas and Electricity Review and Enforcement Act (Section 5) S 1462: American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (RES, natural gas provisions) S 1733: Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (renewable fuel program) S 3381: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify certain defintions of the term renewable biomass (entire bill) S 3464: Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010 (energy efficiency, energy standard and climate provisions) S 3813: Renewable Electricity Promotion Act of 2010 (entire bill) Draft bill (no bill number): Kerry-Lieberman draft American Power Act bill for climate & energy legislation (entire bill) Issues: Biofuels, Northwest Power, Bonneville Power Administration Power Rates & Energy Efficiency Programs, Biomass Technology, Fuel & Related Grant Programs, Biomass Definitions, Renewable Electricity Standard, Renewable Fuel Standard, Natural Gas Market Transparency, Industrial Energy Efficiency, Electricity De-coupling, Implementation of Biomass Crop Assistance Program, Alternative Fuels Tax Credit, Cellulosic Biofuels Tax Credit

Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S2747, Land Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009; Action on America's Great Outdoors Initiative including specific provisions relating to landscape scale conservation; Action on S1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, including specific provisions relating to the Oil Spill, climate change programs, and US energy policy for reduction of greenhouse gas producing fossil fuel consumption, international climate change programs, climate change assessment and information sharing specifically relating to the change in temperature and precipitation, Title II Emissions Reduction from Reduced Deforestation Parts D&E domestic and international offset provisions, including specifically provisions to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding, ocean trust, and Gulf Restoration; HR2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to adaptation funding, renewable energy on public lands, forest impacts, alternative energy environmental implications and siting of alternative energy facilities as addressed (i.e. solar and wind) including: Energy Policy Act, Solar EIS, Energy by Design, Wyden Bill, Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, Alternate Energy Bill and the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee;HR4227, Incentives to Increase Use of Renewable Biomass Act of 2009; S1933, Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act, with specific provisions relating to a new framework and dedicated support to help people adapt to the impacts of a changing climate, here in America;S1576, Forest Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009;S1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to energy efficiency and alternative energy; S2877, Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act, including specific provisions to curb carbon emissions and return revenues to consumers, and permanent authorization for Land and Water Conservation Fund; S2835, International Climate Change Investment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title III, international climate change adaptation; S2729, Clean Energy Partnership Act of 2009, specifically relating to Title II, Carbon Conservation Program; Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, for the development of recommendations for adapting to climate change impacts both domestically and internationally S3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act, and the Environmental Protection Agencys authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases, generally. Discussion on S1470, Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009. CONTACTED COVERED OFFICIALS: Assistant Secretary, Water and Science, United States Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Interior Strategic Planner, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Assistant Director, Renewable Resources & Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for the Rocky Mountains and Southwest, United States Department of Interior; Director, Legislative Affairs, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, United States Department of Interior; Director, Ecosystem Management, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement; Special Assistant to the President for Energy and Environment; Deputy Director, Council of Environmental Quality

Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service